Jason Ackley’s professional design career spans thirty years, the majority spent at the Chicago-based financial research firm Morningstar. Starting as a product designer, he focused on systems of data visualization and connected narrative for publications and digital experiences that helped clarify complex financial information. Over time, his role shifted to brand design, and he became creative director of a multidisciplinary team responsible for integrated campaigns and global brand programs. Today, Jason is Head of Design for Morningstar Sustainalytics, an international business division of Morningstar that delivers holistic data and research solutions in the institutional space, focused on sustainable investing.
In addition to his undergraduate studies at UIC, Jason attended the Basel School of Design’s summer typography workshops with Wolfgang Weingart and completed the Yale School of Management’s Business Perspectives for Creative Leaders program, sponsored by AIGA, the professional association for design.
His work has received recognition by the AIGA and the Society of Typographic Arts (STA), including entry into the permanent Chicago Design Archive.
